Computer-implemented method, clinical decision support system, and computer-readable non-transitory storage medium for creating a care plan

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for creating a care plan for a patient, the method comprising the steps of (a) receiving an intervention goal, (b) creating a behavioral determinants list using the intervention goal, (c) assigning a ranking to each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates using patient data descriptive of the patient, (d) receiving a subset of the behavioral determinant list, wherein the subset is determined by using the ranking of each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates; and (f) creating the care plan using the subset.

1 . A computer-implemented method for creating a care plan for a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
 receiving an intervention goal;   creating a behavioral determinants list using the intervention goal;   assigning a ranking to each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates using patient data descriptive of the patient;   receiving a subset of the behavioral determinant list, wherein the subset is determined by using the ranking of each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates; and   creating the care plan using the subset.   
     
     
         2 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the care plan is created by:
 generating a list of behavioral models using the subset of behavioral determinants;   receiving a selection of at least one selected behavioral model from the list of behavioral models; and   compiling the care plan using a care plan template determined by the at least one selected behavioral model.   
     
     
         3 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises receiving remote patient management system data, wherein the step of receiving an intervention goal is performed by evaluating the remote patient management system data using a rule. 
     
     
         4 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein the remote patient management system data comprises measurements of at least one vital sign from a patient. 
     
     
         5 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 3 , wherein the remote patient management system data comprises responses to a questionnaire. 
     
     
         6 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises the step of displaying the behavioral determinant list graphically on a display before receiving the subset, wherein the method further comprises displaying a graphical user interface at the same time as the behavioral determinant list which is adapted for triggering the display of medical evidence pertaining to each behavioral determinant. 
     
     
         7 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises displaying the ranked subset of determinants graphically on a display, and wherein the subset is received from a graphical user interface of the display. 
     
     
         8 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 1 , wherein the patient data at least partially comprises remote patient management system data, wherein the method further comprises requesting the remote patient management system data from a remote patient management system, and wherein the method further comprises receiving the value of the patient vital sign from the remote patient management system. 
     
     
         9 . The computer-implemented method of  claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
 determining the composition of remote patient management system data in order to reduce the length of the behavioral determinants list; and   reducing the length of the behavioral determinants list in accordance with the remote patient management system data.   
     
     
         10 . A clinical decision support system comprising a processor and a computer-readable non-transitory storage medium, wherein the computer-readable non-transitory storage medium contains instructions that cause the processor to perform the steps of:
 receiving an intervention goal;   creating a behavioral determinants list using the intervention goal;   assigning a ranking to each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates using patient data descriptive of the patient;   receiving a subset of the behavioral determinant list, wherein the subset is determined by using the ranking of each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates; and   creating the care plan using the subset.   
     
     
         11 . The clinical decision support system of  claim 10 , wherein the care plan is created by:
 generating a list of behavioral models using the group of behavioral determinants;   receiving a selection of at least one selected behavioral model from the list of behavioral models; and   compiling the care plan using a care plan template determined by the at least one selected behavioral model.   
     
     
         12 . The clinical decision support system of  claim 10 , wherein the clinical decision support system further comprise a medical record database comprising at least a portion of the patient data, wherein the processor further performs the steps comprising
 requesting the patient data from the medical record database; and   receiving the patient data from the medical record database.   
     
     
         13 . The clinical decision support system of  claim 12 , wherein the clinical decision support system further comprises a historical evidence generator, wherein the historical evidence generator comprises computer executable code for statistically analyzing the medical record database for correlations between the intervention goal and behavioral determinants, wherein the clinical decision support system further comprises an evidence database, wherein the historical evidence generator further comprises computer executable code for entering correlations between the intervention goal and behavioral determinants into the evidence database, and wherein processor further performs the step comprising extracting the behavioral determinants list from the evidence database. 
     
     
         14 . The clinical decision support system of  claim 13 , wherein the clinical decision support system comprises a tagger module comprising computer executable code for extracting correlations between intervention goals and behavioral determinants from publications. 
     
     
         15 . The clinical decision support system of  claim 14 , wherein the tagger module uses natural language processing to extract the correlations between intervention goals and behavioral determinants from printed publications. 
     
     
         16 . A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium containing instructions that when executed by a processor of a clinical decision support system cause the processor to perform the steps of:
 receiving an intervention goal;   creating a behavioral determinants list using the intervention goal;   assigning a ranking to each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates using patient data descriptive of the patient;   receiving a subset of the behavioral determinant list, wherein the subset is determined by using the ranking of each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates; and   creating the care plan using the subset.   
     
     
         17 . The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the care plan is created by:
 generating a list of behavioral models using the group of behavioral determinants;   receiving a selection of at least one selected behavioral model from the list of behavioral models; and   compiling the care plan using a care plan template determined by the at least one selected behavioral model.   
     
     
         18 . The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform the steps of:
 receiving remote patient management system data; and   evaluating the remote patient management system data using a rule to generate an intervention goal.   
     
     
         19 . The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform the steps of:
 displaying the behavioral determinant list graphically on a display before receiving the subset; and   displaying a graphical user interface at the same time as the behavioral determinant list, wherein the graphical user interface is adapted for triggering the display of medical evidence pertaining to each behavioral determinant.   
     
     
         20 . The computer-readable non-transitory storage medium of  claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the processor to perform the step of displaying the ranked subset of determinants graphically on a display, and wherein the subset is received from a graphical user interface of the display.